My street is a pretty perfect storm of parking chaos, although it’s perhaps not as bad a situation as the handful of places in this city which do actually have controlled parking zones. The council policy here seems simple enough – if there’s an “other” that causes the chaos, such as a hospital, station or … [Read more…]
Helmets are good. The correct device, used in the correct way, can help reduce injury, and in certain situations, it can also save lives. Moving beyond yes and no Does that make me personally “for” or “against” bike helmets? Well basically, neither. there are times and situations where bicycle helmets are useful, and situations where … [Read more…]
I’ve just seen a very good example of the Air Drumstick Driver (or just #drumstickdriver if you prefer – other sticks are available). Thankfully, this particular kind of bad driving – where the driver basically has no hands on the steering wheel at all, is usually quite rare, but it’s extremely dangerous, nonetheless. Drumstick driver … [Read more…]
Tomorrow (8th April) will be 1980s Lego throwback day, with a load of themese and memes all done with 1980s Lego sets. The music can be provided by Radio 6’s own 80’s day. Provisional themes: -Increasing gcar use Cars & roads 80x & 20s Why were there no mobile phone deaths in the 80s? -Should … [Read more…]
Free hospital parking – pesonally, I’m all for it, as long as we can tick all the following boxes: Supply exceeds demand at all times. There’s no pressing case to build more parking spaces, especially if that means building new parking decks. The hospital already has excellent public transport. All bus routes to and from … [Read more…]
Is it possible to even suggest that we might have a car addiction? That we could do a few things to temper this addiction? Or to suggest anything without being told immediately in reply that you are trying to “ban cars”? To be clear: No city in the world of any size has banned cars … [Read more…]
I’ve just got back from a short local walk, but as I was trying to cross the road at one point, there was a long queue of traffic in a location where I wouldn’t usually expect it. Curious, I followed the queue to find that just one single take away outlet was generating a tail … [Read more…]
This has to be my favourite type of driver – the one who is so full of rage that they are in a massive rush to go somewhere, so they must tailgate and toot and shout at you before passing with inches to spare. Except that if you DARE to complain, then they are going … [Read more…]
Leaked UK government documents have revealed the most ambitious post Brexit British policy to date – to build a bridge across the Atlantic Ocean, directly linking Penzance in Cornwall with Boston, Massachusetts. It is believed that this project has been given the working title “Biden bridge”, because it represents both a symbolic and commercial opportunity … [Read more…]
Of course, we are supposed to be a freedom loving country, and it might be ridiculous to some to suggest that anyone should have their freedom to drive whatever they want wherever they want whenever they want denied, but this is not a question about the freedom of movement, but it’s a question about whether … [Read more…]